New Dynamics of Identity Politics in the Americas

Taylor & Francis

The New Dynamics of Identity Politics in the AmericasMulticulturalism and Beyond\nAuthor(s): Olaf Kaltmeier, Sebastian Thies, Josef Raab\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138953734, 978-1138953734\nSynopsis\nMulticulturalism has shaped identity politics in the Americas over the past decades, as illustrated by politics of recognition, affirmative action, and increasing numbers of internationally recognized cultural productions by members of ethnic minorities. Hinting at postcolonial legacies in political rhetoric and practice multiculturalism has also served as a driving force behind social movements in the Americas. Nevertheless, in current academic discussions and public debates on migration, globalization and identity politics, concepts like new ethnicities, ethnic groupism, creolization, hybridity, mestizaje, diasporas, and \""post-ethnicity\"" articulate positionings that are profoundly changing our understandi.